`Evil Empire`?

March 19, 1988|By Vaclav J. Sevcik.

DOWNERS GROVE — It appears that the government of Israel wants to prove to the entire world that it is capable of any brutality known to man. When shootings enraged the civilized world, they switched to beating and kicking their victims and using stones to break their bones. At least they do not discriminate; men, children and pregnant women are all treated with equal brutality.

The U.S., which is determined to return Somoza`s ``democracy`` to Nicaragua and is so vocal in protesting the brutalities of the Sandinistas, does not dare to voice even a mild condemnation of the Israeli government. Evil empire? State-sponsored terrorism? Which states is President Reagan talking about?